Morigaon, March 3 (MExN): The West Assam Milk Producers’ Co-operative Union Limited (WAMUL) initiative to start pilot project in Morigaon and Nagaon districts of Assam by collecting high quality artificial insemination (AI) from Sabarmati Ashram Gosala in Gujarat is yielding positive results in state.
Following successful implementation of the Doorstep AI Delivery Project in both the districts of Assam, altogether 66,876 cross-bred calves have born under the Project till date, which will undoubtedly boost the milk production in the state.
To create awareness among the masses about the Doorstep AI Delivery Project and to demonstrate the milk producers about the benefits of adopting Artificial Insemination (AI) for improving milk productivity, the WAMUL, commonly known as “Purabi”, organised a calf rally where hundreds of calf born out of the Project were showcased here.
Dr Omveer Singh, MD, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Dairy Services while addressing the milk producers of the district hoped of starting a white revolution in Assam in days to come.
Stating that adoption of high quality breed of calves is a must to make a state self-sufficient in milk production, Dr Singh further added that this project will also help the state government to solve the unemployment problem of Assam to a large extent.
"Huge amount of money is being drained into other states because of inadequate production of milk in Assam. This is a major loss for the State as a whole. With the successful implementation of the project, if we can help Assam to produce adequate amount of milk on daily basis, this will also strengthen the State exchequer. Unemployment problem of the State will also be solved to a large extent,” Dr CP Devanand, executive director, NDDB Dairy Services said.
WAMUL procures milk from nearly 200 village-based milk producer institutions (MPIs) and dairy cooperative societies (DCS) in the districts of Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Barpeta and Nalbari covering around 10,000 dairy farmers.
